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39.Dd May 26, 2012
40.Dt OPENPAM_GET_FEATURE 3
41.Os
42.Sh NAME
43.Nm openpam_get_feature
44.Nd query the state of an optional feature
45.Sh LIBRARY
46.Lb libpam
47.Sh SYNOPSIS
48.In sys/types.h
49.In security/pam_appl.h
50.In security/openpam.h
51.Ft "int"
52.Fn openpam_get_feature "int feature" "int *onoff"
53.Sh DESCRIPTION
54.Bf Sy
55This function is experimental and may be modified or removed in a future release without further warning.
56.Ef
57.Pp
58The
59.Fn openpam_get_feature
60function stores the current state of the
61specified feature in the variable pointed to by its
62.Fa onoff
63argument.
64.Pp
65The following features are recognized:
66.Bl -tag -width 18n
67.It Dv OPENPAM_RESTRICT_SERVICE_NAME
68Disallow path separators in service names.
69This feature is enabled by default.
70Disabling it allows the application to specify the path to
71the desired policy file directly.
72.It Dv OPENPAM_VERIFY_POLICY_FILE
73Verify the ownership and permissions of the policy file
74and the path leading up to it.
75This feature is enabled by default.
76.It Dv OPENPAM_RESTRICT_MODULE_NAME
77Disallow path separators in module names.
78This feature is disabled by default.
79Enabling it prevents the use of modules in non-standard
80locations.
81.It Dv OPENPAM_VERIFY_MODULE_FILE
82Verify the ownership and permissions of each loadable
83module and the path leading up to it.
84This feature is enabled by default.
85.El
86.Sh RETURN VALUES
87The
88.Fn openpam_get_feature
89function returns one of the following values:
90.Bl -tag -width 18n
91.It Bq Er PAM_SYMBOL_ERR
92Invalid symbol.
93.El
94.Sh SEE ALSO
95.Xr openpam_set_feature 3 ,
96.Xr pam 3 ,
97.Xr pam_strerror 3
98.Sh STANDARDS
99The
100.Fn openpam_get_feature
101function is an OpenPAM extension.
102.Sh AUTHORS
103The
104.Fn openpam_get_feature
105function and this manual page were
106developed by
107.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@des.no .
108